Most peoples main 'issue' with what has happened is down to a few things
a receiver without the 'service+' feature, but capable of all the same functions, some with more functions, can be bought for less
The fact that there is more misinformation than actual facts about what has happened, and why
and the main thing, is that the service+ WAS the main selling feature of this box.
I put a nationwide trade only seller in touch with the main spiderbox supplier a while back, and they sold loads. As soon as service+ went down, the sales stopped, dead.
yes it can use a C: line, as long as the server itself is 'spider firendly', but for most people, the only way to actually get a c line is to spend even more money, and fund the main thing thats bringing the whole hobby down, commercial cardservers
yes, it is a tidy bit of kit, and i still say the remote (of the 9000) is the best bundled remote ive ever come across, but, for the same money, you could buy a cheaper receiver capable of the same thing, a kameleon programmable touchscreen remote, and a few months of server access
i think the main issue has been the 'web' of confusion spun around the service+ feature since it ended, and this is what most people solely bought it for